# Drink-Infusing Machines At the New York Coffee Festival, BKON Created Coffee-Infused Rum By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2015-10-14 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bkon References: [sprudge](http://sprudge.com/this-coffee-and-rum-infusion-will-freak-your-mind-86571.html) & [bkonbrew](http://bkonbrew.com/) At the latest New York Coffee Festival in Manhattan, BKON offered something a little different from its [futuristic brewer](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/automatic-cold-brew-machine) with molecular rum infusions. To prove what the future holds for infusing rum with coffee and spices, the BKON machine was stocked with a coarsely ground coffee from Kenya, plus orange peel, anise seed pods, crushed cardamom seeds, cinnamon and clove. Finally, the mixture was combined with rum, which was added to the [pressure chamber](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/primo-coffee-brewer) of the BKON machine. What this machine is able to do is remove the gases from the molecular structure of a drink and create a [coffee-infused rum](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rum-flavour-range) that's ready to consume in—not days, hours or months—but a matter of minutes before your eyes. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 59% | Activity: 38% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Drinking](https://www.trendhunter.com/drinking) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Molecular Infusions:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the potential of molecular infusions to create unique flavor combinations and shorten production time. - **Rapid Infusion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop machines that can rapidly infuse flavors into beverages, reducing the time required for flavor infusion. - **Flavor Customization:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create systems that allow customers to customize flavors by infusing various ingredients into their preferred beverages. ### Where This Applies - **Beverage Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate molecular infusion technology into beverage manufacturing processes to enhance product offerings. - **Hospitality:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate rapid infusion machines into bars and restaurants to provide customers with unique and customized flavor experiences. - **Food Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Apply flavor customization techniques using infusion machines to produce novel food products with enhanced taste profiles. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Versatile Cold Brew Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shine-rapid-cold-brew-machine-1.md) - [Centrifugal Force Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kuku-maker.md) - [On-Demand Cold Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cumulus-coffee-machine.md) - [Centrifugal Coffee Brewers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spinn-2.md) - [Portable Digitized Coffee Brewers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brewster-coffee-machine.md) - [Espresso Martini Infusion Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/espresso-martini-gift-set.md) - [Elegant Nitro Drink Brewers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xbrew-lab-evernitro.md) - [Microground Soluble Coffees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diamond-brew.md) - [Canned Nitro-Infused Cold Coffees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nitroinfused-cold-coffee.md)